EngageNY Math Tips for Parents
4 Ÿ 7
Grade 4, Module 7: Exploring Measurement with Multiplication
What is this module about? In this final module, students build their competencies in
measurement as they relate multiplication to the conversion of measurement units. Students
explore multiple strategies for solving measurement problems involving unit conversion.
What came before this module? Students explored decimal numbers and their
relationship to decimal fractions. They learned to express a given quantity in both fraction
and decimal forms and compared decimal numbers using the place value chart.
What comes after this module? This is the final module of Grade 4.
How can you help at home?
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As often as possible, notice
and discuss customary units
like ounces and pounds.
Review time by asking
questions, such as, “How
many more minutes until the
next hour? How many hours
until the next day?”
A pound-ounce conversion
table
A number bond decomposes
30 ounces to make a mixed
unit of 1 pound 14 ounces
Key Words and Ideas in this Module
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Customary system of measurement:
measurement system used in the United
States that includes such units as yards,
pounds and gallons
Customary unit: e.g., foot, ounce, quart
Customary units of measurement for liquid
volume: cup(c), gallon (gal), pint (pt), quart
(qt)
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Metric system of measurement: base ten
system of measurement used internationally
that includes such units as meters, kilograms,
and liters
Metric unit: e.g., kilometer, gram, milliliter
Customary units of measure for weight:
pound (lb) and ounce (oz)
Key Standards in this Module
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Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.
Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a
smaller unit.
Two-Column Table
Spotlight on
Math Tools
Module 7 focuses on customary measurement units (gallons, pints, yards, etc.).
Students decompose them, convert them, and strengthen their sense of what
each customary unit represents. Two-column tables are an important
organizational tool that helps students see how the larger and smaller units
relate to each other, as well as what a “unit” means in each situation, e.g., 16
ounces = 1 pound. Two-column tables also reappear as organizational tools in
later years, such as when students learn simple linear functions and use the
tables to calculate coordinate pairs. In this module, the structure of the table is
provided for students in order to scaffold their learning, to record the
conversion from larger to smaller units, and to see the multiplicative
relationship between two units of measurement.
Two different Two-Column Tables featuring time and customary
measurements from Module 7
Sample problem from Module 7 (Lesson 10):
One pumpkin weighs 7 pounds 12 ounces. A second pumpkin weighs 10 pounds 4 ounces. A third
pumpkin weighs 2 pounds 9 ounces more than the second pumpkin. What is the total weight of the
three pumpkins?
Adapted from Eureka Math Tips for Parents, Prepared by Erin Schweng, Math Coach